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UPDATE: I’ve just confirmed that Quentin Tarantino is talking to Brad Pitt to star… And Harvey Weinstein will produce it with Lawrence Bender…
EXCLUSIVE: Quentin Tarantino has just gone out with his long-anticipated script about World War II. I hear it’s gone out to Universal, Warner Bros, Paramount, and Sony. Not only is Lawrence Bender attached to produce Inglorious Bastards, but here’s the weird thing sources are telling me: Harvey Weinstein also will be producing as well but not financing it though his The Weinstein Co wants to distribute it domestically to pocket the fee. This certainly adds fuel to those rumors that The Weinstein Co is having movie money woes. 
After all, one of the ways that The Weinstein Co attracted investors was by hyping its creative connection to the Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill 1 & 2 writer/director who has long made a lot of money for a lot of people. But will Harv’s investors profit from the connection? Let’s not forget that The Weinstein Co produced and financed Quentin’s last pic Grindhouse/Death Proof that tanked at the box office because of Weinstein’s own admission that he erred in releasing it in the U.S. market as half of a too-long 3-hour, 12-minute double-feature. (UPDATE: QT and Harvey Weinstein lunched very visibly at Ago on Melrose today. Just in case anyone thought they weren’t working together…)
This latest Tarantino epic, originally for Miramax and originally set for 2001, has been so long in the works that some people thought it might never see the light of day. Tarantino himself has described it as a Spaghetti Western meets World II film that’s an homage to 1967′s The Dirty Dozen and its derivative, the more extreme 1978 Italian movie Quel Maledetto Treno Blindato (released in the U.S. under the title Inglorious Bastards) about a group of soldiers on their way to be executed who get the chance of a reprieve. Tarantino’s script comes out just as the Enzo G. Castellari inspiration is heading to DVD. In a BBC documentary done around the time of Pulp Fiction‘s release, Tarantino said that he always wanted to do a “guys on a mission” film. As usual, there’s a lot of secrecy surrounding this Quentin project sent out by William Morris.
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This will be a rental for me. No more interest in his stuff.
I heard that the script is so long they’re going to have to split it into two movies like Kill Bill, which makes me nervous. Tarantino has talent, but not much self-control, and Harvey Weinstein seems intent on indulging him like a favourite child, and I’m having visions of what could be a super-cool movie turning into Grindhouse with Tommy Guns and SS stormtroopers.
I hope it turns out better, but it might be wishful nostalgia for the days when Tarantino was the wunderkind and not the enfant terrible.
In a book Tarantino was described as a “One Trick Pony by a female producer”…leading to her co-author and fellow producer, an older man, being attacked by Tarantino at a restaurant. Tarantino has had his chances, but absent the co-writing talents of Roger Avery and certain respected producers…his post Avery works, appear less than spectacular…seemingly proving that female producer correct.
It is time for Hollywood to find its new Tarantino…whom ever that may be. The package won’t be the same, nor the accolades and achievements…but unique within said accomplishments. We must realize for every generation, there are talented people that go discovered, like Spielberg and Tarantino, but many who do not, because when Hollywood finds one wunderkind, one toast of the town…they tend to stick with them to the exclusion of others. Nothing wrong with loyalty, I appreciate it and encourage it…all I’m saying is spread around the opportunities.
Tarantino is not Hollywood’s great last hope, there are many out there I am sure…but very few will ever get the break needed to open the door by all of the Inglorious Bastards running Hollywood!!!
14:57 ….14:58….14:59- I think his 15 minutes may be up. since Pulp this guys hasn’t delivered the goods (unless you consider Kill Bill great! I don’t) His dialogue has been terrible in his films and lets face it- the best parts of Pulp were the Boxer and that was written by Avary….. He reminds me of the guy who hit the 3 pointer to win a game in high school and somehow got a scholarship
So Clayton…if you’re not interested in his stuff, why would you even rent it? And, why would you comment on it on a message board? And why would you read about a post about it? And, do you think renting as opposed to buying a ticket somehow hurts his marketability? It all shows up on a ledger somewhere…
Grindhouse was unwatchable.
Grindhouse was a lot of fun, but this will be nothing like it. I really do not understand the haters out there. Quentin has never made a bad movie!
Also Quentin was quoted more recently as saying that this will be approx. the same length as Pulp Fiction, not two movies.
I’m confused. Isn’t this a remake of a 70s film?
Not sure why this taken so long to go into production…
Quentin writes great dialogue but I think he’s officially out of ideas.
I have no interest in seeing this psychotic’s fantasies on film.
does anyone watch this idiot’s movies anymore? he’s a washout and should have called his career after kill bill. let’s hope harv finances it so they both go broke.
Hey, I hope that Quentin IS indulged by the powers that be.
Yes, I agree, that “Grindhouse” should have been released as two separate movies (sitting through the first part, “Planet Terror” so exhausted me that I couldn’t sit still for “Death Proof”) but we always have DVDs. And I learned to appreciate both of those two halfs of “Grindhouse” from happening upon their quadzillion rebroadcasts over HBO’s dozen channels while surfing.
The studios don’t have a clue what makes Quentin tick and if they get any creative control over editing or dictating of time length of his pictures they will just interfere with what makes him great.
Please don’t ever “leash” Quentin as it will be a sign of the Apocalypse.
I agree with Layne. The guy is incapable of original work. Everything is derivative and an “homage”. Enough already! Make a film without having to watch others for inspiration.
Tarantino has no talent, he doesnt have an original idea in his body. Oh, his stuff is “great” to people who have never seen an old trashy movie before, his stuff is so derivative and obnoxious and empty.
The movies Tarantino makes are bad/low budget movies from the 70s blown up to big-budget size with a lot of self-indulgence and pop culture references.
The stories lack characters for whom you can care and seem more focused on coming up with the most clever dialogue.
Hmm, well I strongly disagree with some of the other comments. I rate KILL BILL as high as PULP FICTION (although not for cultural impact of course), I loved GRINDHOUSE (both halves: good trash fun) and have been looking FWD to INGLORIOUS BASTARDS for years. Can’t wait for casting news.
Clayton,
Then why rent it???
“an homage to 1967′s The Dirty Dozen and its derivatives with a story about a group of soldiers on their way to be executed who get the chance of a reprieve”??????
Geez, this is so bad, it’s unbelieveable.
Bring back “Glen or Glenda”, with Q in the title role. I’d like to see him in a thong!
The problem with Quentin is that he never tries to be original anymore, all of his work since Pulp Fiction has been homage after homage after homage. Make an original picture agin man
The bloom is definitely off the Tarantino rose. I doubt he will be given carte blanche to indulge his Dirty Dozen homage. Also is he going to score a WWII flick with seventies tunes, could be done but not sure it should be.
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I love Q’s movies and can’t wait to see the war flick. You Q haters forget Reservoir Dogs, True Romance, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill Vols. 1 and 2, Jackie Brown. These are all classics.
QT has never made a bad movie, Death Proof was excellent on a stand alone basis and I appreciated the DVD cut much more than the theatrical release.
Jackie Brown was no snoozefest either, a great movie.
I look forward to all his movies and an offbeat WWII movie with cues from the Dirty Dozen movie sounds good to me!
Jesus Mike,
EVERY film is derivative to some degree. Buy a brain. Yeah, Kill Bill is derivative of Kung Fu movies. But you know what? Most people (including myself) never watched those crappy foreign Kung Fu movies. So Kill Bill was entertaining for those that appreciated the homage… AND was something new for those that never watched the originals. Not everyone is blessed with your all knowing insight into all genres of moviemaking.
“The guy is incapable of original work.” Jeez… did you really say that? It would be like saying you’re incapable of original thought because you “agree with Layne.” Actually… I’m leaning in that direction. So let’s find out. Did you see ALL his movies and THEN decide he was unoriginal. Or, in keeping with your “opinion,” you HAVEN’T seen all his movies and you’re just SAYING he’s unoriginal. Which is it? ‘Cause either way, you’re snowing somebody. Probably yourself.
Are you going to be dissing Speilberg, Lucas and Coppola in other forums for THEIR homages and unoriginality? (Indiana Jones? Pfft! Done in the ’40s. NEXT!)
Not liking Tarantino is one thing. Many don’t and it’s pretty easy to see why… he makes DIFFERENT kinds of movies. But to suggest he’s “incapable of original work” only shows that you’re an idiot that can’t even properly express your opinions. Or lack thereof.
This should be classic—
1- No one wants war movies right now
2- Can you see Robinov giving Tarantino final cut? I cannot.
3- Can you see Paramount or Sony actually working with Harvey voluntarily? I cannot.
4- They aren’t rumors- Weinstein is out of the film biz.
5- I have to call shenanigans on the Bender of it all- he and Tarantino had a very acrimonious split three years ago.
6- My guess is that after some embarassing studio passes (why not send it to Searchlight?) Relativity uses their funds to make it and loses their shirts.
Pulp was great. Jackie Brown was very good as well. Dogs was fair but highly overrated except for Keitel and Roth. I started Kill Bill 1 and had enough. Same stylized formula everytime. He’s simply past his prime as a filmmaker and the dialogue has gotten really bad the last number of years. I agree with the above, without Avery he is not too much anymore. Unless something that looks spectacular comes out in the next 5 years or so, I’m done with him.
His stuff does pull from various other sources for inspiration, but it is always original. You’ve never seen another Resevoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction or Kill Bill… they borrow some ideas but all artists are inspired in some way… he is inspired by movie making in general. He takes risks and has some misses, but overall we should all be thankful he’s out there doing his thing if you enjoy being entertained.
Pulp was his peak, but you have to give Kill Bills their credit. Grindhouse was an interesting project but not great. The man has talent but I agree it is time for a new ingenue. Let’s be honest, with all the period pics due to start polluting the scene, we don’t need Tarantino to throw in a quirky, talky, drawn out, WWII pick–and that is really the only thing he knows how to do.